About CEN

The European Committee for Standardization is one of three European Standardization Organizations (together with CENELEC and ETSI) that have been officially recognized by the European Union and by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as being responsible for developing and defining voluntary standards at European level.

CEN Communities Technical Work Structure and Governance

CEN in Figures

Technical Bodies

At the start of 2025 CEN has 2263 (active) Technical Bodies, whereof:

  • 321 CEN Technical Committees
  • 136 CEN Workshops
  • 58 Sub-Committees of CEN Technical Committees
  • 1548 CEN Working Groups
  • 21 CEN-CENELEC Technical Committees
  • 24 CEN-CENELEC Workshops
  • 62 CEN-CENELEC Working Groups
  • 3 CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Technical Committees
  • 5 CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Working Groups

Published European standards and other CEN deliverables

In 2024, CEN produced 1073 documents:

  • 948 European Standards (EN)
  • 61 Technical Specifications (TS)
  • 34 Technical Reports (TR)
  • 27 Workshop Agreements (CWA)
  • 3 Guide (CG)

The total number of living documents at the end of December 2024 is 18741 and consists of:

  • 16880 European Standards (EN)
  • 1 European Prestandard (ENV)
  • 686 Technical Specifications (TS)
  • 16 Reports (CR)
  • 734 Technical Reports (TR)
  • 380 Workshop Agreements (CWA)
  • 44 Guides (CG)

2872 documents were in preparation at the end of 2024.

 

Latest update on Technical Bodies and Standards

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The outcomes of CEN and CENELEC activities are presented in the CEN and CENELEC in figures report. 

 

This quarterly report covers:

  1. standards publications
  2. work programme
  3. development timeframe
  4. international relations
  5. relations to EU legislation.

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